244190 Pte. Michal Sasin British Army Pioneer Corps My late father Michal Sasin was a former soldier, with the international brigade in Spain 1936-1938. He
was found wounded in France around the 13th to 15th of June 1940. He was a Czech soldier promoted to captain, working at the Czechoslovakian Embassy. He was fleeing France and was found and transported to England.
After hospitalisation in Manchester he was billeted at Cholmondeley Castle. There was at the time a mutiny, some refused to obey their foreign commanding officers. My father was one of the mutineers. It was resolved when some, like my father, joined and served in the pioneer corps. I found some records where he disbanded (probably out of frustration) and was brought back into the Czech Army in 1943, where he was based in the UK till 1945. His army number was J1819 (NT Div.)
I would be grateful if anyone has any additional information about my late father who later returned to Czechoslovakia. He was arrested during the communist era but he miraculously escaped into Germany in 1949. He was re-arrested and imprisoned in a labour camp. Finally, he was in an agreed trade off and was released and came to the UK in around 1955. Although severely treated, he survived till 1977.
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